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Darren Aronofsky

Born February 12, 1969 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA (age 57)

Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, melodramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological fiction. Over his career, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been nominated for several awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Aronofsky studied film and soci…

Known For

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing · 2025

Caught Stealing

MovieCrimeThriller

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

Black Swan

Black Swan · 2010

MovieDramaThriller

A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

The Whale

The Whale · 2022

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Noah

MovieDramaAdventure

A man who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.

The Fighter

The Fighter · 2010

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

mother!

mother! · 2017

MovieHorrorDrama

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

The Wrestler

The Wrestler · 2008

MovieDramaRomance

Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream · 2000

Requiem for a Dream

MovieCrimeDrama

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

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Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing · 2025

Caught Stealing

MovieCrimeThriller

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

Director

Black Swan

Black Swan · 2010

MovieDramaThriller

A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

Director

The Whale

The Whale · 2022

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Producer

Noah

MovieDramaAdventure

A man who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.

Director

The Fighter

The Fighter · 2010

Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

Executive Producer

mother!

mother! · 2017

MovieHorrorDrama

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Director

The Wrestler

The Wrestler · 2008

MovieDramaRomance

Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

Director

Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream · 2000

Requiem for a Dream

MovieCrimeDrama

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Director

The Fountain

The Fountain · 2006

MovieDramaAdventure

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

Director

White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick · 2018

MovieCrimeDrama

The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

Producer

MovieMysteryDrama

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.

Director

The Good Nurse

The Good Nurse · 2022

MovieDramaCrime

Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.

Producer

Jackie

An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

Producer

Below

MovieThrillerHorror

In the dark silence of the sea during World War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark prowls on what should be a routine rescue mission. But for the shell-shocked crew, trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spaces, this is about to become a journey into the sensory delusions, mental deceptions and runaway fears that lurk just below the surface of the ocean.

Screenplay

Aftermath

Aftermath · 2017

MovieDramaThriller

A fatal plane crash changes the lives of Roman and Jake forever. Roman loses his wife and daughter in the accident, while Jake loses his mind—as he happens to be the air traffic controller who failed to avert the nightmare. Rage and revenge engulfs Roman and Jake finds himself swamped with guilt and regret.

Producer

Zipper

MovieThrillerDrama

Sam Ellis is a man on the rise — a hot-shot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experience with an escort turns into a growing addiction — a new demon threatening to destroy his life, family, and career.

Executive Producer

Last and First Men

Last and First Men · 2020

Last and First Men

MovieDramaScience Fiction

As the end approaches inexorably, the last humans, living millions of years into the future, send a message to the humanity of the present that is both a plea for help and a warning, but also an epic tale of evolution, decline and hope.

Thanks

Catch the Fair One

Catch the Fair One · 2022

Catch the Fair One

MovieThrillerMystery

A Native American boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister.

Executive Producer

Pendulum

Pendulum · 2027

MovieHorrorMystery

A couple, journeys to a retreat in New Mexico seeking healing. Patrick grows skeptical of the retreat's leader as Abigail falls under her influence. They wonder if the group's practices offer genuine healing or conceal a terrifying truth.

Producer

Lowland Kids

Lowland Kids · 2025

MovieDocumentary

As climate change erases the Louisiana coast, the last two teenagers on Isle de Jean Charles fight to stay on an island that's been in their family home for generations. Feature film continuation of a short of the same name.

Producer

The House of Yes

The House of Yes · 1997

The House of Yes

MovieComedyDrama

Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting him to bring a friend — and she's even more shocked to learn that this friend is his fiance. It soon becomes clear that her obsession with Jackie Kennedy is nothing compared to her obsession with her brother, and she isn't the only member of the family with problems.

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The Territory

The Territory · 2022

MovieDocumentary

The Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people have seen their population dwindle and their culture threatened since coming into contact with non-Native Brazilians. Though promised dominion over their own rainforest territory, they have faced illegal incursions from environmentally destructive logging and mining, and, most recently, land-grabbing invasions spurred on by right-wing politicians like President Jair Bolsonaro. With deforestation escalating as a result, the stakes have become global.

Producer

Little Death

Little Death · 2024

MovieDramaComedy

A middle-aged filmmaker on the verge of a breakthrough. Two kids in search of a lost backpack. A small dog a long way from home.

Producer

Underland

Underland · 2026

MovieDocumentary

A cinematic voyage beneath the surface of the earth.

Producer

Konbini Vidéo Club

Konbini Vidéo Club · 2018

Konbini Vidéo Club

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown · 2013

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

SeriesDocumentary

Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.

Limitless with Chris Hemsworth

Limitless with Chris Hemsworth · 2022

Limitless with Chris Hemsworth

SeriesDocumentaryAction & Adventure

Chris is on a mission to live better for longer. With the help of top scientists, he takes on six epic challenges to test mind and body to the max.

Executive Producer

Kindred

Kindred · 2022

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

A young aspiring writer discovers secrets about her family's past when she finds herself mysteriously being pulled back and forth in time to a 19th century plantation.

Executive Producer

Pole to Pole with Will Smith

Pole to Pole with Will Smith · 2026

Pole to Pole with Will Smith

SeriesDocumentary

Inspired by his late mentor, Will Smith spends 100 days facing extreme challenges, venturing from pole to pole with scientists, explorers and experts.

Executive Producer

One Strange Rock

One Strange Rock · 2018

One Strange Rock

SeriesDocumentary

A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, brought to life by the only people to have left it behind – the world’s most well known and leading astronauts.

Executive Producer

Welcome to Earth

Welcome to Earth · 2021

Welcome to Earth

SeriesDocumentary

Will Smith whose curiosity and wonder is positively infectious—is guided by National Geographic Explorers traveling to different corners of the world to get up close and personal with the weirdest, most unusual, dangerous and thrilling spectacles of the planet.

Executive Producer

Limitless: Live Better Now

Limitless: Live Better Now · 2025

Limitless: Live Better Now

SeriesDocumentary

Chris Hemsworth takes on epic challenges to reveal ways we can all live better today.

Executive Producer

Black Gold

Black Gold · 2022

SeriesDocumentary

The story of the coverup of the century: of the boss atop a trillion dollar industry who discovered a shocking truth 40 years ago, created a black ops campaign to hide the evidence, and stopped at nothing to keep the money flowing, as the world burned.

Executive Producer